Maize and products — Food supply in China
China: Maize and products — Food supply was 59.44 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in China stood at 59.44 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in China peaked at 66.64 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53 kcal/cap/d, in 2017.
That places China 83rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in China, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.88 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 55.28 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 55.57 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.77 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.16 kcal/cap/d | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 60.66 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.38 kcal/cap/d | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 53 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 53.49 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.49 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.64 kcal/cap/d | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 56.92 kcal/cap/d | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 56.75 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 59.44 kcal/cap/d | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.67 kcal/cap/d | 53 kcal/cap/d | 61.16 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.94 kcal/cap/d | 56.75 kcal/cap/d | 66.64 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 80 China, Taiwan Province of 64.77 kcal/cap/d compare
- 81 Afghanistan 62.57 kcal/cap/d compare
- 82 China, mainland 59.55 kcal/cap/d compare
- 84 Madagascar 56.5 kcal/cap/d compare
- 85 Bahrain 55.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 86 India 55.81 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — food supply in China?
- Maize and products — food supply in China was 59.44 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 66.64 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 kcal/cap/d in 2017.
- How does China rank for maize and products — food supply?
- China ranks 83rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.